Familial Ankyloglossia (Tongue-tie): A Case Report

Familial Ankyloglossia (Tongue-tie): A Case Report

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Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) is a congenital anomaly with a prevalence of 4-5% and characterized by an abnormally short lingual frenulum. For unknown reasons the abnormality seems to be more common in males. The pathogenesis of ankyloglossia is not known. The authors report a family with isolated ank...

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Main Authors: Saeid Morowati, Mobin Yasini2, Reza Ranjbar, Ali Asghar Peivandi, Mohsen Ghadami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Subjects:
Ankyloglossia
tongue-tie
inheritance patterns
Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3662
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spelling doaj-5e7cf2b5214b41dc8667168349026f212020-11-25T03:23:24ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942010-04-01482Familial Ankyloglossia (Tongue-tie): A Case ReportSaeid Morowati0Mobin Yasini21Reza Ranjbar2Ali Asghar Peivandi3Mohsen Ghadami4Research Center for Human Genetics, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Research Center of Molecular Biology, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Research Center of Molecular Biology, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Medical Genetics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) is a congenital anomaly with a prevalence of 4-5% and characterized by an abnormally short lingual frenulum. For unknown reasons the abnormality seems to be more common in males. The pathogenesis of ankyloglossia is not known. The authors report a family with isolated ankyloglossia inherited as an autosomal dominant or recessive trait. The identification of the defective gene(s) in these patients might reveal novel information on the pathogenesis of this disorder. https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3662Ankyloglossiatongue-tieinheritance patterns
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author Saeid Morowati
Mobin Yasini2
Reza Ranjbar
Ali Asghar Peivandi
Mohsen Ghadami
spellingShingle Saeid Morowati
Mobin Yasini2
Reza Ranjbar
Ali Asghar Peivandi
Mohsen Ghadami
Familial Ankyloglossia (Tongue-tie): A Case Report
Acta Medica Iranica
Ankyloglossia
tongue-tie
inheritance patterns
author_facet Saeid Morowati
Mobin Yasini2
Reza Ranjbar
Ali Asghar Peivandi
Mohsen Ghadami
author_sort Saeid Morowati
title Familial Ankyloglossia (Tongue-tie): A Case Report
title_short Familial Ankyloglossia (Tongue-tie): A Case Report
title_full Familial Ankyloglossia (Tongue-tie): A Case Report
title_fullStr Familial Ankyloglossia (Tongue-tie): A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Familial Ankyloglossia (Tongue-tie): A Case Report
title_sort familial ankyloglossia (tongue-tie): a case report
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Acta Medica Iranica
issn 0044-6025
1735-9694
publishDate 2010-04-01
description Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) is a congenital anomaly with a prevalence of 4-5% and characterized by an abnormally short lingual frenulum. For unknown reasons the abnormality seems to be more common in males. The pathogenesis of ankyloglossia is not known. The authors report a family with isolated ankyloglossia inherited as an autosomal dominant or recessive trait. The identification of the defective gene(s) in these patients might reveal novel information on the pathogenesis of this disorder.
topic Ankyloglossia
tongue-tie
inheritance patterns
url https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3662
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